Uber secures London license for two and half years
(Reuters) – Uber Applied sciences Inc stated on Saturday it has obtained permission to function in London underneath a brand new 30-month license, ending a years-long battle with the town transport regulator over security considerations.
“Uber has been granted a London non-public rent car operator’s license for a interval of two and a half years,” a spokesperson for Transport for London (TfL) stated in a press release to Reuters.
In 2019, Uber misplaced its license to hold paying passengers in London for the second time, and a yr later the ride-hailing agency was granted an 18-month London license after a authorized battle to revive its operations. The U.S. firm first misplaced its license in 2017.
Uber had beforehand claimed that it has assuaged security considerations by bettering insurance coverage doc verification methods and rolling out real-time identification.
The agency additionally struck a cope with Britain’s GMB union final yr, permitting it to symbolize as much as 70,000 drivers.
TfL now finds Uber to be a match and correct particular person and has granted a license with circumstances, the spokesperson added.
Uber UK stated it stay targeted on providing drivers the advantages and protections they deserve and in addition to change into a totally electrical platform by 2025.
(Reporting by Maria Ponnezhath in Bengaluru; enhancing by Diane Craft)
